From: "David Johnston" <polobo@yahoo.com>
To: "'lmagnell'" <lmagnell@egenera.com>,
	<pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
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Subject: Re: Insert strings that contain colons into a table
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:34:19 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-sql-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of lmagnell
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 4:25 PM
> To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
> Subject: [SQL] Insert strings that contain colons into a table
> 
> How can I insert multiple strings into a table where the strings contain
colons.
> This case fails:
> 
>  INSERT INTO wwn (wwn_start,wwn_end) VALUES
> ('50:06:0B:00:00:C2:86:80','50:06:0B:00:00:C2:86:83');
> ERROR:  array value must start with "{" or dimension information at
character
> 71 LINE 1: ..._start,wwn_end) VALUES
('50:06:0B:00:00:C2:86:80','50:06:0B:...
> 
> But this case passes:
> 
> INSERT INTO wwn (wwn_start) VALUES ('50:06:0B:00:00:C2:86:80');
> 
> Thank you,
> Lance
> 

The "colon" has nothing to do with it.

It appears that "wwn_end" is defined as an array and not a simple text
value.

You need to provide the table definition for "wwn".

This is a section in the documentation regarding arrays but I am guessing
the use of an array in this situation is a mistake.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/arrays.html

David J.